St Peter's Church

Weddings

The ancient parish church of St Peter offers a beautiful setting for your wedding, and a place of significance to celebrate the occasion in the presence of God.

We would be delighted if you decide to get married at St Peter’s. A church wedding begins your married life with God’s blessing: we recognize the wonder of human love in the context of God’s love for us; we look forward to assisting at your wedding and to praying for you and with you.

We know that getting married can be a stressful time, so on this page you will find answers to some important questions to help you to plan the occasion.

What is St Peter's Church like?

Visit St Peter's

Why not visit St Peter's church to look around our historic building, and find out what we have to offer? We also have a photo gallery of the church.

What do I have to plan?

Wedding Guide

To help you to get ready for your big day, download our wedding booklet. It gives you useful information about the things you have to plan in advance (music, flowers, prayers etc) and explains the legal requirements for getting married.

Download booklet

How much does it cost?

Wedding fees

All the church fees for ceremonies at St Peter's are in our latest Wedding Fees List which you can download here.

Who can I contact?

If you are thinking of celebrating your marriage ceremony at St Peter’s, we'd be happy to discuss this with you. Please contact us for an informal chat:

Michael Bowie Rector
01442 864 194 Send email Main contact for baptisms and funerals.

What sort of Music should I have?

You will need to choose up to 3 hymns for your wedding. If you're not sure which hymns to have, you can listen to some hymns online to help you to pick the style of music you want:

If you would like St Peter's Church Choir to sing an anthem during the service, please confirm this with the Rector when you make your booking.

Please be sure to contact the church organist at least 3 months in advance to discuss your wedding music:

Jonathan LeeOrganist
0794 1113232Send email

Getting married outside St Peter's?

Banns of Marriage application form

If you are getting married outside St Peter’s and need to have your banns called, you will need to submit a banns document. Download the form, fill it in and sign it, and return it to the Parish Office with a cheque made payable to ‘PCC of Great Berkhamsted’ for £34 (price correct for 2011).